Author Archives: Pesach Benson

Business Insider’s chief editor and CEO, Henry Blodget tried to crowdsource an answer to the question, Why Do People Hate Jews? Bad move. In the context of Blodget’s column, the question gave legitimacy to anti-Semitism. And a stereotypical photo of Chassidic Jews added to the incongruity. When the wisdom of the crowd rightly concluded this was idiocy,…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. PA to launch new diplomatic offensive at Rio summit. Israel hints responsibility for new computer virus. Mob torches presidential candidate’s Cairo headquarters. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Israel and the Palestinians • Mark down June 20 for a…

Just finished reading one the most unbelievably skewed commentaries I’ve ever seen. It’s so bad, I actually see it as a teachable moment. So rather than debunk it myself, I’m turning this over to the readers. So take a stab at addressing the issues raised by Belfast Telegraph columnist Eamonn McCann. We’re talking about: The Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Palestinian pogrom in Christian village averted. Leaked documents say PA wants to use a human rights group as an intelligence gathering and propaganda front. Iran confirms it has personnel in Syria helping Bashar Assad put down the uprising. Join the Israel Daily…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Note to readers: There will be no Israel Daily News Stream on Sunday. Israel’s push for an Olympic minute of silence gains traction. Iran may have transferred hundreds more centrifuges to Fordow. Will Big Media make South Tel Aviv Israel’s next…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Did the IAEA reach a real deal or a raw deal with Iran? Would the IDF strike Iran the day after US elections? Will Israelis be satisified with an Olympic spokesman’s explanation against a proposed minute of silence? Join the Israel Daily News…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. 60 Minutes returns to Israel. PA press freedom takes a strange turn. Any truth to rumors of an Israeli military presence in Cyprus? Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Israel and the Palestinians • Bob Simon of 60 Minutes…

Everything you need to know about the weekend media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Is there a relationship between the Holocaust and culturally boycotting Israel? Is London ready for a Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Olympic visit? Which veteran columnist is under suspicion for plagiarizing Electronic Intifada — among others? Join the Israel Daily News Stream on…

Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Is Big Media underplaying the Hamas-Fatah split? What dirty laundry is Yasser Arafat’s wanted moneyman hinting he’ll expose? Doesn’t Bashar Assad realize he lost the info war months ago? Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Israel and the Palestinians…